KELSEYVILLE -- On the verge of losing to the St. Helena Saints and falling out of the Coastal Mountain Conference tennis race, the Kelseyville Knights rallied from a 2-1 deficit following the completion of singles play to win 3-2 on Friday afternoon in Kelseyville.

The match ultimately came down to a first-doubles marathon that finally went to Kelseyville's Justin Lombardo and Drew Ashby, 6-7 (7-5), 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) winners over Gabe Thuma and Drew Davis.

"It's in my top two," Kelseyville coach Jeff McLaren said when asked where the Lombardo-Ashby and Thuma-Davis duel ranked on his list of most exciting matches during his eight-year tenure as Kelseyville's ultra-successful coach. "That match was seesaw city."